Certification / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...certification from the FSC to maintain their status.  When buying lumber or wood products, like eco-friendly hardwood flooring, pay attention and look for the FSC certification.  Wood with a FSC logo ensures it should come from sustainably managed forests There are three FSC certifications for wood products All FSC C...

...Certifications - PHI & PHIUS? Since the 'Divorce' between PHI & PHIUS, there are two certifications, yes, and the debate among ecological passive house builders has been raging ever since 2011 about which certification constitutes the 'right' way to build a passive house. It was a bit of a messy divorce - depen...

...certification process. This can make achieving Passive House Certification in cold climates of US or Canada a far more costly undertaking, which could dissuade some from exploring it as an option, and likely be very disappointing to those who tried but didn't quite make it. The main hurdle to certification is the maxim...